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#DFBD28

#dfbd28 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbd28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 74.12% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 82.06% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.85°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.5224

Complementary

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #284adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #28a6df
  3. #6128df

Analogous

  1. #df6128
  2. #dfbd28
  3. #a6df28

Triadic

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #28dfbd
  3. #bd28df

Tetradic

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #4adf28
  3. #284adf
  4. #bd28df

Square

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #28df61
  3. #284adf
  4. #df28a6

Monochromatic

  1. #60510e
  2. #a28918
  3. #dfbd28
  4. #e9d16b
  5. #f3e6ad

Shades

#dfbd28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #c9aa24
  3. #b29720
  4. #9c841c
  5. #867118
  6. #705f14
  7. #594c10
  8. #43390c
  9. #2d2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbd28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #e2c43e
  3. #e5ca53
  4. #e9d169
  5. #ecd77e
  6. #efde94
  7. #f2e5a9
  8. #f5ebbf
  9. #f9f2d4
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbd28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbd28
  2. #d6b731
  3. #ccb13a
  4. #c3ab42
  5. #b9a54b
  6. #b09f54
  7. #a6985d
  8. #9d9266
  9. #938c6e
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbe9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac433 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1ada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bb11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbd28 {
  color: #dfbd28;
}
Background
.bg-dfbd28 {
  background-color: #dfbd28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbd28 {
  border: 2px solid #dfbd28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbd28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 189 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbd28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbd28, #a6df28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbd28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 189 40 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.82 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.02 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.06 #2042d7 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbd28  rgb(223, 189, 40)  hsl(49, 74%, 52%)  Old Gold
#284adf  rgb(40, 74, 223)  hsl(229, 74%, 52%)  Iris
#28dfbd  rgb(40, 223, 189)  hsl(169, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bd28df  rgb(189, 40, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 52%)  Electric Purple